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Name Ronald

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From Old Norse words for advice and rule

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About the name Ronald in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English, Scottish
Diminutives:	Ronnie, Ronny
Short forms:	Ron
US 2021 rank:	#563 ... 561:Valentino, 562:Jayson, 563:Ronald, 564:Albert, 565:Gerardo ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Donald, Roald, Ronaldo, Donal, Donalda, Rainald, Renaldo, Renaud, Rinaldo, Roland Details

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About Ronald, the group of names with the same origin as Ronald

Language of origin:	Old Norse
Info about origin:	Scottish form of an old Norse two-element name Ragnvald
	brought to Scottland by Scandinavian settlers
	the name has common Germanic roots with the German name Reinhold
Words:	regin = the advice Old Norse
	valdr = to rule Old Norse
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	6:Ronald England+Wales 1924, 46:Ronnie England+Wales 2023, 102:Ronny Belgium 2013, 199:Ron Switzerland/German 2019, 552:Ronaldo USA 1998
Somehow related to:	Reinhold
Old/original forms:	Rögnvaldr Old Norse
Name variants:	Ragnvald, Ron, Ronald, Ronaldo, Ronnie, Ronny Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Ronald

Series	Graph	Rankings
England+Wales decades	Graph	1964 80, 1954 43, 1944 26, 1934 8, 1924 6, 1914 21, 1904 41
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 135, 1980-1989 70, 1970-1979 43, 1960-1969 24
USA prevalence		1990 21
USA yearly	Graph	2023 611, 2022 559, 2021 563, 2020 557, 2019 527, 2018 493, 2017 460, 2016 426, 2015 433, 2014 396, 2013 403, 2012 378, 2011 341, 2010 342, 2009 341, 2008 307, 2007 293, 2006 249, 2005 255, 2004 232, 2003 237, 2002 227, 2001 212, 2000 203, 1999 186, 1998 182, 1997 164, 1996 156, 1995 146, 1994 137, 1993 122

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